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Fiji’s top immigration official has confirmed categorically that Islamic State fighter Neil Prakash is not a Fijian national, meaning the Morrison government’s stripping of Prakash’s Australian citizenship is not lawful.

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Australia’s peak body for lawyers says the “premature” announcement that Islamic State member Neil Prakash has been stripped of his citizenship could jeopardise efforts to see him face justice in Australia.

Frank Bainimarama insists Australian-born Islamic State member Neil Prakash cannot go to Fiji "because he does not qualify", deepening the stand-off over which country has responsibility for Prakash's citizenship.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton is standing by his declaration that notorious Islamic State member Neil Prakash has been stripped of his Australian citizenship despite questions over whether Prakash meets the key requirement of holding another nationality.